SpaceX Edges Closer to Next Launch With High-Power Test of Starship’s Water Deluge System

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SpaceX Edges Closer to Next Launch With High-Power Test of Starship’s Water Deluge System
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Once operational, the system will work to suppress the power of SpaceX’s megarocket, which exerts nearly 17 million pounds of thrust at launch.

The demo took place at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, with the test commencing at 2:10 p.m. ET. Water shot upwards from beneath the orbital launch mount for roughly 40 seconds, and it was accompanied by a voluminous blast of sound. No booster was present for this test.Although the test was anticipated to be a, official confirmation is still pending.

direction. When implemented in actual launch scenarios, the deluge system will function in tandem with engine ignition, absorbing the power generated by Starship’s 33 Raptor engines. A plausible next step will be for SpaceX to test the deluge system during a static fire test of the Starship Super Heavy booster.

A functioning water deluge system will work in SpaceX’s favor to protect the pad during launches of Starshipconvince the Federal Aviation Administration that the company is worthy of another Starship launch license. To that end, SpaceX has also constructed a metal diverter beneath the OLM. This infrastructure was absent during the

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